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Therese Villarante-Langit who is known for co-writing the Bisaya hit songs “My Morena Girl” (sung by Hey Joe Show) and “Bok Love” has written a novel entitled Girl with a Broken String that combines storytelling, music and art. US-based author Demetria Head, host of “A Look Inside” podcast, describes Therese’s debut novel as a “testament to the
Breathing new life into dying art form Leong (right) harbours hopes that Cantonese opera will be recognised as a Malaysian art form. BACK when the web was what spiders spun and the TV was in black and white, the Chinese opera was the entertainment that drew large crowds. Today, such performances are staged only occasionally, mostly on significant dates such as the Hungry Ghost Festival. For the younger generation, who have unlimited entertainment options thanks to new technology, sitting in the moonlight for a three-hour stage retelling of palace intrigue or lost love is no longer as mag...